Abstract
Photonic membranes (PMs) are thin, highly-flexible, membranes which can be imbued with specific photonic functionalities when used to play host to plasmonic features.1-3 PMs can then take that photonic functionality and transfer it to an external object, provided that they can be manipulated with enough precision. We demonstrate a fabrication and optical manipulation protocol that allows PMs to be manoeuvred through a microfluidic environment, and show that the trap stiffness of such a scheme is on par with current techniques. The PMs shown here are 90 nm thick, with the potential to be extremely flexible. We comment on their current deformability.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XIII |
| Editors | Kishan Dholakia, Gabriel C. Spalding |
| Place of Publication | United States |
| Publisher | SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 9922 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510602366 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781510602359 |
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| Publication status | Published - 16 Sept 2016 |
| Event | SPIE Optics + Photonics 2016: Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation XIII - San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, United States Duration: 28 Aug 2016 → 1 Sept 2016 http://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/past-conferences-and-exhibitions/optics-and-photonics-2016 (Link to Conference details) |
Conference
| Conference | SPIE Optics + Photonics 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Diego |
| Period | 28/08/16 → 1/09/16 |
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Keywords
- Optical tweezers
- Optomechanics
- Photonic membranes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering